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When One Model Says Yes and Five Say Wait: Why Multimodel Validation Matters
February 24, 2026
Six models. One question. Five said "probable." One said "certain." The difference is where the credibility lives.
The Kraljic Paradox: When the Diagnosis Is Right but the Instrument Is Wrong
February 23, 2026
Kraljic described the world we model. We have built the instrument that his diagnosis deserved.
The Acquisition Aftermath: What Happens to Practitioners When Their Vendor Gets Acquired (And What To Do About It)
February 23, 2026
How do you, as a practitioner, better manage the ProcureTech M&A reality?
James, About That 75% Number
February 22, 2026
What makes the Procurement Insights Archives unique and why it can't be duplicated?
When the Dominant Advisory Firm Starts Asking Your Question
February 22, 2026
We published the measurement on February 14th. Eight days later, Gartner published the observation.
Scoring the Scorers: The Advisory Ecosystem’s Authority Paradox
February 22, 2026
Everyone tracks where vendors move on the Magic Quadrant. No one measures whether the Magic Quadrant itself works. We did.
Quantum Physics Confirms the Hansen Models™ Phase 0 Approach
February 21, 2026
When IBM Research's quantum verification discipline mirrors a procurement readiness framework — and a former IBM executive is the one who notices — it stops being an analogy.
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When a Fortune 50 Procurement Director Publicly Stress-Tested the Hansen Fit Score™
February 25, 2026
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What happens when a Fortune 50 director scrutinizes the Hansen Fit Score™ against O'Brien, Cullen, and Kraljic?